Molecular Analysis of ORF6, ORF7 and ORF8 of Beet yellows virus Iranian Isolate

Beet yellows virus (BYV), a member of the Closteroviridae family, is one of the most important sugar beet yellowing viruses. The nine ORFs of BYV genome encode different proteins required for BYV life cycle. We sequenced a part of the genome of BYV Iranian isolate consisting of ORF6, ORF7 and ORF8. The primer pair BYVA/Z was used for amplification of this region in RT‐PCR. The amplicon (1615 bp) was cloned and sequenced. Comparisons showed the amplified segment is corresponding to ORF6, ORF7 and ORF8 of BYV genome encoding coat protein, p20 and p21 proteins, respectively. The ORF7 of BYV Iranian isolate overlaps with ORF6 and ORF8 in four and 26 nucleotides at 5′ and 3′ ends, respectively. The ORF7 of Iranian isolate of BYV was sequenced completely. However, approximately 24 nt. from the beginning of ORF6 and 23 nt. from end of ORF8, including the stop codon, were not determined. ORF6, ORF7 and ORF8 showed the highest similarity at nucleotide (98.3, 99.4 and 99.2%) and amino acid (97.4, 98.9 and 100%) sequence levels, with BYV Ukrainian isolate. Phylogenetic analysis of the deduced amino acid sequences of ORF6, ORF7 and ORF8 revealed closer relationship of Iranian isolate of BYV with BYV Ukrainian isolate than other BYV isolates available at GenBank.     

甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒(SeMNPV)ORF100和ORF101基因的克隆、表达与纯化

目的构建甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒(Spodoptera exigua nucleopolyhedrovirus,SeMNPV)ORF100(Se100)和ORF101(Se101)基因的原核表达载体,表达并纯化两种蛋白.方法用PCR方法扩增Se100和Se101基因,分别将它们克隆至原核表达载体pQE-30上,转化宿主菌M15[pREP-4],用IPTC进行诱导表达,表达产物用Ni-NTA金属螯合层析法进行纯化,SDS-PAGE检测表达的目的蛋白.结果构建了分别含有Se100和Se101基因的原核表达质粒pQE100和pQE101;SDS-PAGE检测显示,表达的两个融合蛋白的分子量分别为15kDa和31kDa,比预期分子量稍大;Ni-NTA亲和层析结果显示6×His-Se100和6×His-Se101融合蛋白主要存在于pH值为4.5的缓冲液中.结论成功克隆并高效表达了Se100和Se101两个基因,有效纯化了两种蛋白,为深入进行基因的功能研究奠定了基础.     

Varicella-zoster virus ORF47 protein serine kinase: characterization of a cloned, biologically active phosphotransferase and two viral substrates, ORF62 and ORF63

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) codes for a protein serine kinase called ORF47; the herpes simplex virus (HSV) homolog is UL13. No recombinant alphaherpesvirus serine kinase has been biologically active in vitro. We discovered that preservation of the intrinsic kinase activity of recombinant VZV ORF47 required unusually stringent in vitro conditions, including physiological concentrations of polyamines. In this assay, ORF47 phosphorylated two VZV regulatory proteins: the ORF62 protein (homolog of HSV ICP4) and the ORF63 protein (homolog of HSV ICP22). Of interest, ORF47 kinase also coprecipitated ORF63 protein from the kinase assay supernatant.     

缺失ORF73或ORF214基因对重组鸡痘病毒免疫应答的影响

【目的】旨在研究鸡痘病毒ORF73和ORF214编码蛋白是否具有IL-18结合蛋白的功能,以及ORF73或ORF214基因缺失后对重组病毒诱导免疫应答的影响。【方法】以缺失ORF73或ORF214基因并表达H5亚型AIVHA基因的重组鸡痘病毒(rFPVLP-△73LRH5A、rFPVLP-△214LRH5A)作为研究对象,以未缺失ORF73或ORF214基因而表达H5亚型AIVHA基因的重组鸡痘病毒(rFPVLP-12LSH5A)作为对照,检测重组病毒体外诱导SPF鸡脾细胞和外周血淋巴细胞产生IFN情况,同时检测重组病毒免疫SPF鸡后诱导的体液免疫、CD4+/CD8+比值、外周血淋巴细胞的增殖能力和H5亚型AIV强毒攻击后的免疫保护效力。【结果】rFPVLP-△73LRH5A和rFPVLP-△214LRH5A体外诱导脾细胞产生的IFN量显著高于rFPVLP-12LSH5A,而免疫10d后的CD4+/CD8+比值显著低于rFPVLP-12LSH5A;3种重组鸡痘病毒诱导外周血淋巴细胞增殖的能力没有明显差异;3种重组病毒在SPF鸡均产生针对H5亚型AIV的HI抗体,免疫14d后rFPVLP-△214LRH5A组诱生的HI抗体水平显著低于rFPVLP-12LSH5A组的抗体,但3组在免疫21d后HPAIV的致死性攻击时,均100%被保护。【结论】鸡痘病毒ORF73和ORF214编码蛋白具有IL-18结合蛋白抑制IFN产生的功能,虽然缺失株和亲本株重组鸡痘病毒在细胞和体液免疫应答存在一定差异,但在SPF鸡均能诱导产生良好的免疫保护。     

A bicistronic subgenomic mRNA encodes both the ORF2 and ORF3 proteins of hepatitis E virus

Hepatitis E virus replicons containing the neomycin resistance gene expressed from open reading frames (ORFs) 2 and 3 were transfected into Huh-7 cells, and stable cell lines containing functional replicons were selected by constant exposure to G418 sulfate. Northern blot analyses detected full-length replicon RNA and a single subgenomic RNA. This subgenomic RNA, which was capped, initiated at nucleotide 5122 downstream of the first two methionine codons in ORF3 and was bicistronic; two closely spaced methionine codons in different reading frames were used for the initiation of ORF3 and ORF2 translation.     

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ORF17 protein induces RNA cleavage and is critical for replication of VZV at 37 degrees C but not 33 degrees C

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) open reading frame 17 (ORF17) is homologous to herpes simplex virus (HSV) UL41, which encodes the viral host shutoff protein (vhs). HSV vhs induces degradation of mRNA and rapid shutoff of host protein synthesis. An antibody to ORF17 protein detected a 46-kDa protein in VZV-infected cells. While HSV vhs is located in virions, VZV ORF17 protein was not detectable in virions. ORF17 protein induced RNA cleavage, but to a substantially lesser extent than HSV-1 vhs. Expression of ORF17 protein did not inhibit expression from a beta-galactosidase reporter plasmid, while HSV type 1 vhs abolished reporter expression. Two VZV ORF17 deletion mutants were constructed to examine the role of ORF17 in virus replication. While the ORF17 VZV mutants grew to peak titers that were similar to those of the parental virus at 33 degrees C, the ORF17 mutants grew to 20- to 35-fold-lower titers than parental virus at 37 degrees C. ORF62 protein was distributed in a different pattern in the nuclei and cytoplasm of cells infected with an ORF17 deletion mutant at 37 degrees C compared to 33 degrees C. Inoculation of cotton rats with the ORF17 deletion mutant resulted in a level of latent infection similar to that produced by inoculation with the parental virus. The importance of ORF17 protein for viral replication at 37 degrees C but not at 33 degrees C suggests that this protein may facilitate the growth of virus in certain tissues in vivo.